"Christian was on his way to church and was alone when at around 9.20am some people came and took him away."

Delta State is widely regarded as one of the most unsafe states in the country with daily reports of incessant kidnappings, armed robberies and other crimes across the state.

This is the first time a footballer is being kidnapped in Nigeria. However, a couple of family members of some footballers' have been kidnapped in the past.

Nornu Yobo, elder brother of Everton defender Joseph, was kidnapped in 2008 and freed days later, while last year the father of Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel was also abducted before being freed after a police raid.

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